Jason Erichsen
Jason Erichsen
Height: 5-9
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Banks, Ore.
High School: Oregon Connections Academy
Major: Biology

2016-17 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Competed in 10 meets for the Sharks and ranked 11th on the team with 128 points, including 12 top-three efforts ... Scored 15 points and placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke, second in the 200-yard individual medley and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly vs. Plymouth State University on January 7 ... Tied for 12th with 59 points at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship after finishing fourth in the 100-yard backstroke and 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and fifth in the 200-yard IM ... Turned in a personal-best time of 34.39 to win the 50-yard breaststroke and also finished second with a career-fastest time of 5:49.71 in the 500-yard freestyle vs. Saint Joseph's College (Maine) and Western New England University on January 21 ... Registered personal-best times in the 200-yard IM (2:23.08) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.30) to place 13th and 14th, respectively in addition to a 15-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke on February 16 at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championship at the University of Rhode Island.

2015-16 Season: 
Made collegiate debut on October 24 vs. Westfield State University in the 200-yard medley relay ... Competed in nine different events during the season ... Scored 119 points to rank 12th on the team and fifth among Simmons rookies ... Turned in 21 top-five finishes, including a pair of first-place efforts ... Placed in four events and scored 51 points at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship on December 5-6, including a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a personal-best time of 2:25.74, a fourth-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke and a fifth-place outing in the 100-yard breaststroke ... Excelled in breaststroke events, taking home seven top-three finishes, including wins in the 100-yard breaststroke at Western New England University on January 23 and vs. Elms College and Gordon College on October 31 ... Recorded personal-best times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championships on February 12-14 with marks of 1:15.36 and 2:41.50, respectively and finished the meet with 31 points.

High School/Personal: Graduated from Oregon Connections Academy ... Swam on the club circuit for 11 years ... Earned a Most Improved Swimmer Award in 2007 ... Named a team Captain as a senior ... Received the President's Education Award ... Member of the National Junior Honor Society and earned a spot on the President's List ... Born November 20, 1996 ... Majoring in Biology at Simmons and would like to pursue a career in Field Research ... Son of Russell Smith and Susanne Erichsen-Smith ... Enjoys archer, drawing, reading, foreign language, architecture and playing the guitar.